A town that has a lot of good things going on

A brand new Rochdale market is one step closer, with a planning application for a prime town centre site set to be submitted in the next few weeks.
The proposals would see the market opening on the Butts, close to the award-winning River Roch re-opening project. The vacant Santander building...

A key milestone in the £250 million redevelopment of Rochdale town centre began this week, as demolition works started on the Telegraph House building.
Greater-Manchester-based Contractors Connell Brothers Ltd are now completing the final stage of demolition, following internal strip out of the Baillie Street site, which started in the summer.
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​​Residents are being asked for their views on £16m plans to transform Rochdale's Grade I listed town hall, as the council prepares to submit a new bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The 145-year-old building is widely regarded as one of the finest town halls in the country and...

The final stage of demolition to make way for Rochdale’s new shopping and leisure development, Rochdale Riverside, gets underway next week.
Contractors will move in on Monday (25 July) to start the process of stripping out and then dismantling Telegraph House, in Baillie Street, in a process which is expected...

Rochdale’s stunning River Roch regeneration project has taken top spot in two categories at the North West Construction Awards.
The £5m scheme, which was completed last month and is part of a wider £250m town centre regeneration scheme, was given the heritage award, as well as being named the...

Rochdale celebrated in style on Saturday as the official re-opening of the River Roch regeneration project was marked with circus acts, storytelling, dance performances and more.
The £5m project – part of Rochdale Borough Council’s wider £250m town centre regeneration programme – has revealed the river and its historic bridges for...

An award-winning project to re-open Rochdale’s River Roch and expose the town’s historic bridge more than 100 years after they were concreted over is now complete.
The original bridge was built in the medieval period and expanded as the town grew, with sections also dating back to the Regency,...

Rochdale’s new shopping and leisure development has secured a blockbuster deal, with Reel cinema formally signing up to the scheme.
The national company, which already has 15 outlets across the country, will open a six screen, 20,000 sq ft cinema in the development.
The deal means that Rochdale will have a...

Like many other high streets, Rochdale’s was hit hard by the recession that followed the banking crash of 2008.
Councils weren’t responsible for the financial crisis but they had to pick up the pieces afterwards and fill the holes left by the small businesses that went bankrupt or the...

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